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C of E and fish on Good Friday. As a child, Fridays was always fish and chips for dinner.

Surely you would only have eaten fish if you had easy access to it. Living in the Midlands there wouldn't have been much fish about.

Where's the logic in it all? I would gladly follow my ancester's dietry peculiarities if I could be shown a good reason for doing so. Len

We have just eaten a mixed grill - chops, kidney, sausage toms, mushrooms,chips and eggs. scrummy!! We had to have something with eggs as we are getting 10 eggs a day from our chickens !! So no fish for us today,only do fish if RC friends come across. xx Jill

Chilli tonight. Brought up C of E, but we didn't have fish at all at home. My mother was allergic to it and has passed the allergy on to me. Would love to be able to have fish occaisionally as a change. Ros

We always had fish on Good Friday at home..and I cook it now Im married..but today they dont want it..and Im gutted (pardon the Pun) They want pizza Urghhh..never mind Im still having it ..they can go to take away without me .. :)

I was also brought up as a RC, but because I had it thrust down my throat all the time as I've become an adult I've rejected it. I do believe in certain things like fish on Fridays, although not every week, but definatly Good Friday is a fish day. Jo.

no Paul it is leg of liver lol!

Yes, usually fish on a Friday, but if not fish then omelette etc. but not meat. Nothing to do with religion, but at home we never ate meat on a Friday and I'm carrying on tradition. Sylvia xxx

Leg of Mince (0:

We've got sausage casserole! I keep thinking it's Saturday anyway, as husband is home! (no, I'm not RC, in fact I'm not anything!)

Same here Dave, never eat meat on Good Friday. Bridget x

Fish was always on the menu on Fridays at school. I still think of Friday as 'fish day' but I don't necessarily observe it. I think we will be having vegetarian tonight. nell

Was brought up RC. Don't follow all the rules but don't eat meat on good friday, mum would know even though she isn't in my house and i would feel guilty anyway, same as missing midnight mass christmas eve, christmas is not the same for some reason, stupid i know. Jan

nudge for dinner time!

Bloomin eck the only fish Ive got in the freezer at the moment is fish fingers.....looks like we are eating out tonight then! Bev

we never eat meat on a good friday my 2 oldest kids go to a catholic high school and they don't have meat in the canteen on any friday during lent

Dave We dont eat meat Good Friday, partner & myself are Catholic, we had grilled fish and salad for lunch and not long ago finished Squid Rings in Chili Tomato Sauce with pasta for Dinner, washed down with a good red wine. Vickie

Friday was a real penance at my convent school, usually horrible boiled cod complete with bones and lumpy white sauce (I privately believed it was Polycell). Then, whooppeee, every now and then fish and chips instead. It caused me to hate fish, in any other form than battered, for years. Love it now - but still hate to find bones. However, you can take the girl out of the convent but you can't take the convent out of the girl so I sill usually eat fish on Good Friday, even though I am no longer a practising Catholic. Christina

My parents are Church of England (well WalesTechnically) and they observe the no meat on Fridays.